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YOUNG TYKES TAME TIMID PUSSY CATS

By Simon Smedley
CHAMPIONSHIP

BARNSLEY boss Paul Heckingbottom saluted his young guns after they tore Sunderland apart.
The hosts were great value for the margin of their victory, their first against the Black Cats since 1998.
Two of Barnsley’s goals came from Ike Ugbo, 18, and 19-year-old Harvey Barnes, loanees from Chelsea and Leicester respectively, while George Moncur slotted in a third.
Heckingbottom said: “Whenever we take on players from Premier League clubs we just want to play a big part in their development.
“We bring them here in the hope that they do well...

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